Faceless Men Return to the Jianghu!

"It doesn't look like something from the Mohist School."

"They have absolutely no connection to the Gongshu Family."

"Could he be School of Miscellaneous Thinkers?"

"But it doesn't seem like it!"

Han Fei stroked his chin, muttering to himself thoughtfully, before turning the question to Ye Qingcang, "Brother Ye, what do you think?"

"The Mohist School mechanism allows wood and stone to move freely."

"The bronze vessel speaks, so ask Gongshu."

"This thing is made of wood, so we can rule out the Gongshu Family from the start."

"Although the Gongshu Family can also make mechanisms out of wood, compared to the Path of Hegemony Mechanism Art they advocate, the mechanisms made of wood are merely toys in their hands, rather than deadly weapons."

"Anyway, if they had no other choice, the Gongshu Family would not use materials such as wood and stone to make mechanisms; they prefer metals such as bronze."

"Since it's a test..."

"I don't think Miss Zi Nu would go to such lengths to hire a master mechanic from the Gongshu Family to make a mechanical box using unsuitable materials... Wouldn't that just be asking for trouble?"

"But to say that this is the work of the Mohist School is clearly not entirely accurate!"

"Do you see that chivalrous man over there?"

"The one that took out three mysterious crystal arrows."

"He was one of the leaders of the Mohist School."

"Judging from his expression and demeanor, do you think this is a product of the Mohist School?"

"School of Miscellaneous Thinkers is even more impossible!"

"The core of the School of Miscellaneous Thinkers is in Xianyang City, because the current leader of the School of Miscellaneous Thinkers, Lü Buwei, is the Prime Minister of the Qin Kingdom. Miss Zi Nu is in the Han Kingdom. If she were a disciple of the School of Miscellaneous Thinkers, she would never have contacted you... To put it bluntly, she would be afraid that you would see through her secrets if she didn't contact you. If she were to rush to contact you, it would be no different from deliberately exposing herself."

"In that case, the answer becomes obvious."

"Vertical and Horizontal School!"

"You could also call it the Ghost Valley School!"

Knowing the answer all along, Ye Qingcang didn't mind giving a spoiler, and teased Han Fei, "Speaking of which, you and Ying Zheng are quite similar. The known intelligence is that Ying Zheng has Gai Nie, a disciple of the Ghost Valley School. Unexpectedly, another Ghost Valley School disciple has come to test your mettle... Ying Zheng has Li Si, and you have Zhang Liang, the Sage of Strategy of all time, known for his masterful planning and decisive victories... Ying Zheng has the Net, and you have the Quicksand, and you can even recruit the Night Curtain later... Ying Zheng wants 99% of the world, and coincidentally, you want 99% of the world too... What's even more interesting is that Ying Zheng admires you, but I don't know if you admire Ying Zheng. Anyway, you have more Goddess of Life than him!"

"Hahaha... Come to think of it, we really do look alike!"

"By the way, you have a very high opinion of Zhang Liang?"

"Strategizing within the command tent, securing victory a thousand miles away!"

"Even if one possesses the talent to govern a country... one cannot bear such a judgment from you, can one?"

"Could it be that he has reached the level of scheming to rule the world?"

Han Fei had a good impression of Zhang Liang, but unfortunately the two did not have much contact.

Zhang Liang was a rare intelligent man.

At least of all the people he has met so far.

Zhang Liang can rank in the top five.

Perhaps this ranking is inaccurate.

But in his mind, the person ranked first should be Ye Qingcang, a young man he had only known for two days, but who was able to keep up with him in terms of thinking, and even subtly surpass him.

Ranking second is Zi Nu. Zi Nu has many secrets. She was able to contend with the Night Curtain under a completely disadvantageous situation without being discovered. While Ji Wuye's arrogance certainly played a part, Zi Nu's superb skills are undeniable. She is at least stronger than Ji Wuye. Ranking second can be considered a bonus for him to give to his partner. Not everyone can dig gold out of a pile of sand. Gold will shine only if someone is willing to dig it out, which also shows how sharp Zi Nu's eyesight is.

But Ji Wuye is not ranked third.

It was Bai Yifei.

Perhaps it should be called Bai Yifei's mother, that extraordinary woman whose fate is unknown, but who was indeed the first Female Marquis in the Han Kingdom and the first Female Marquis in the world, truly unprecedented.

This can be seen from the fact that the Bai Clan family took sides.

Bai Clan's strategy surpasses that of Ji Wuye.

Compared to the stable Bai Clan, Ji Wuye was at best a nouveau riche.

However, even if he were a nouveau riche, Ji Wuye could still rank fourth, because not everyone can take off at this critical juncture. Being able to eliminate other competitors already demonstrates Ji Wuye's level.

As for Zhang Liang, he ranked him fifth.

Logically, this position should be Zhang Kaidi.

He is the Prime Minister of the Han Kingdom.

It is also one of the legendary figures who served as prime minister during the Five Dynasties period.

He can arm wrestle with Ji Wuye.

To preserve the legitimate status of King An of Han.

This old man named Zhang Kaidi can be described as quite shrewd.

He was ranked below Ji Wuye, but the fault did not lie with him.

To put it bluntly, he was just a civil official.

To deal with someone like Ji Wuye who wields a gun.

It's truly a case of a scholar encountering a soldier—reasoning is useless.

In addition, the leader above them was also unhelpful. King An of Han was the first to back down, thinking that he could not beat Ji Wuye. In order to save his own life, he chose to lie down and give up, putting the pressure on Zhang Kaidi Zhang Kaidi, who then suffered Ji Wuye's saturation bombardment.

This is just like Jiang Wei.

The man who kept operating even after the crystal exploded.

However, compared to Jiang Wei, Zhang Kaidi clearly cannot reach that level.

Jiang Wei was able to reach that level.

It was entirely based on faith.

Zhang Kaidi will be dragged down by his reputation.

He served as prime minister during the Five Dynasties period.

It is both glory and constraint.

Zhang Kaidi was getting old and lacked vigor. He was probably angered by King An of Han's incompetence, so he started to play it safe. It would be too difficult to persuade such an old man. In comparison, Zhang Liang, who was still full of passion, was more worthy of being cultivated.

What a country fears most is not present humiliation.

Rather, it's the youthful passion that has dissipated.

They even consider humiliation as justifiable.

That's the scariest part!

Because once this happens, the integrity will be completely irreversible!

That's why.

Ye Qingcang gave Zhang Liang such a high evaluation all at once.

Han Fei was naturally startled.

He realized that Zhang Liang was a promising talent.

But he only thought they were gold bars.

I never expected it to be a gold brick.

"There are always so many geniuses out there."

"Nothing to be surprised about."

"If you dare to take a gamble."

"I do have a few people I can recommend you try... although they all have drawbacks, but drawbacks are subjective."

"If you can tolerate someone with almost zero political intelligence, then you will gain a future genius general whose military leadership ability is almost perfect... You know Bai Qi, right? The one known as the Killing God. This genius general obtained the title that even he didn't get, which can be said to be the highest title... The Military Immortal. It is said that he can command as many troops as possible, and he can lead a million troops to fight in large-scale battles. At least in your era, there is only one person with his ability. Even Wang Jian is not as good as him."

"There's another guy with military skills... but you can't recruit him. At most, you can only have his trial card. At least when fighting against Qin, he might be able to pull off a miracle for you... like leading twenty-eight cavalrymen to chase down five thousand people."

"In addition, there's someone in charge of logistics."

"They are among the most outstanding talents on your side."

Ye Qingcang calculated the time, then suddenly realized something was wrong and couldn't help but ask, "Wait, how old are you exactly this year?"

"Twenty-three... what's wrong?"

Han Fei remembered that he had mentioned his age before.

But this time, Ye Qingcang fell into deep thought.

Because if he remembers correctly.

Han Fei was apparently more than twenty years older than Ying Zheng in history, right?

Could it be that Ying Zheng is only two or three years old?

The timeline doesn't match!

However, considering that Ying Zheng assumed power at the age of twenty-two, Han Fei must have come to the Han Kingdom before he assumed power. Let's assume he was twenty years old. Han Fei should be in his forties, but looking at Han Fei's current age, it has to be said that he doesn't look like he's in his forties!

"It's nothing, just considering my age."

"Look at the age difference between Liu Bang and that person."

"Let's estimate whether he was born or not."

"Let's not make a fool of a Military Immortal who died in the womb before he was even born."

Ye Qingcang waved his hand.

no way.

He simply cannot apply the correct historical dates to the present era.

However, this is also a good thing.

This at least shows that he doesn't need to worry about changing history.

There's no need to time it precisely anymore.

The consequence of the completely chaotic timeline was that he became complacent and acted recklessly.

I can kill whoever I want.

Even if we kill the Ying Zheng, it won't matter.

Anyway, it wasn't his ancestor who died.

You are great.

But that doesn't stop me from killing you.

Not to mention I have substitutes.

That's right, it's you, Han Fei.

Go!

Use the claw attack!

Oops, wrong channel.

Let's get back to the main topic.

During his casual conversation with Ye Qingcang, Han Fei decisively made his move, rejecting Yan Chunjun's suggestion to exchange treasures with him, and instead directly exchanged treasures with Zi Nu opposite him.

Yan Chunjun didn't say anything about it.

He just pursed his lips.

Then there was no response.

Clearly, he recognized Han Fei, the Ninth Young Master of the Han Kingdom. Whether it was because he was currently on the Han Kingdom territory, or because it was better to resolve conflicts than to create them, or because he respected his status and disdained to bother with this young man in his twenties, in any case, he did not make a scene and instead pretended that nothing had happened.

Yan Dan also exchanged treasures with Jing Ke.

Whether this involves making friends or not depends on how you look at it.

Yan Dan is not yet a master of the Mohist School school.

It has nothing to do with the Mohist School.

It's worth mentioning that the Mohist School was divided into three factions: Qin Mohist Chu Mohist, and Qi Mohist. Those Mohist School mingled in the Qin Kingdom and Qi Kingdom were particularly favored, as Qin Kingdom Qi Kingdom were more receptive to Mohist School. This was partly because most ancient buildings were made of wood. Furthermore, while the Chu Mohist championed chivalry and the suppression of evil, its members were constrained by internal political struggles within the Chu Kingdom Chu Mohist. Although they didn't starve, they didn't reach the same level of success as the Qin Mohist and Qi Mohist. The Qin Mohist Qin Mohist school's strength stemmed from its emphasis on scientific research; it was essentially a group of science and engineering enthusiasts. Even among homebodies, the Qin Kingdom still valued craftsmen. Even if they weren't military talents, they could improve the living standards of the people. Even if they didn't achieve great things, they were at least blameless. Compared to the Hundred Schools of Thought that liked to cause trouble, the Mohist School were much less troublesome. As for the Qi Mohist, they were based in the most prosperous Qi Kingdom, Qi Kingdom was also the only one of the Seven Kingdoms that had never clashed with Ying Zheng. This was because King Tian Jian of the Qi Kingdom surrendered when he saw that he couldn't win. Therefore, the Qi Mohist naturally picked up some local customs and produced many persuaders, which were essentially a variant of diplomats.

On a side note.

If Ying Zheng did not consider eliminating the root of the problem.

He should have kept Tian Jian.

Keeping Tian Jian would indeed facilitate propaganda. The other five states had already been destroyed, but that was because they chose to resist to the end. Qi Kingdom could serve as a benchmark. By keeping the King of Qi alive, Ying Zheng could adopt a policy of appeasement and a pilot program, incorporating Qi Kingdom into the Qin Kingdom first and giving the people of Qi the same treatment. This would let the people of Qi know that even their king had surrendered, and that since they, the common people, including nobles and military officers, had chosen to surrender and reduce the number of deaths for Qin's soldiers, then the Ying Zheng would naturally reciprocate. This could include reducing the labor and leisure required for the Qi Kingdom in future projects such as the pursuit of immortality or the construction of post roads.

In this way, the hearts of the people will naturally be won over.

The rest follows the same pattern.

For places with fewer deaths, lower the requirements first.

For example, the states of Han and Wei.

If there are many deaths, kill more.

Anyway, you'll still criticize me if I treat everyone the same.

Then I naturally don't need to give you a friendly look.

For example, the states of the Zhao Kingdom and Chu Kingdom.

One is the shame of childhood.

One was the betrayal of Lord Changping.

As for those states that are neither here nor there, such as the Yan Kingdom, one can use a show of force to intimidate them, making them submit voluntarily and even offer their loyalty devoutly.

It can only be said that happiness is always relative.

The same techniques used to tame cranes can be applied here.

Of course, imagination is just imagination. No matter how perfect the Ying Zheng was, he was still a human being. He had his reasons for wanting to eliminate all threats. We cannot expect him to handle everything with absolute composure. If he could, he would not be a human being.

It is not a machine without emotions.

That's a bit off-topic.

How well did Yan Dan's plan go?

Ye Qingcang didn't care.

He simply laid out his plans silently.

This is also the means to finally carry out his subsequent actions in this Wuxia arts world, even though he needs to assist in the absorption.

Because the Faceless Men's physical condition depends on the Goddess of Life of the person he devours.

In its initial state, the Faceless Men was simply a sphere.

It is about the size of a finger.

It's obvious that the size has shrunk significantly.

Because in the Douluo Continent, this thing isn't a pill the size of a finger, but a sphere similar to the size of a normal baby, which can also be called an egg, much larger than an ostrich egg.

But when it came to Qin's Moon...

It was compressed directly into the form of a pill.

In this respect, Qin's Moon Star System has achieved equality for all.

"Hopefully, the effect won't be weakened too much!"

"Anyway, this thing is like a parasite."

"As long as we don't get caught."

"In the end, it will still be able to devour it successfully."

"The only uncertainty is the timing."

Ye Qingcang flicked his finger, and three bullets slipped into the bodies of Yan Dan, Yan Chunjun, and the Grassland Strongman, following the shadows. They then silently merged into the three bodies and began their dormant phase.